2017 Highlights Episode

In Episode 52, Dr. Bubbs reflects on the first season of the Dr. Bubbs Performance Podcast with clips of 18 expert guests sharing their incredible insights on a variety of hot topics from popular episodes this past year. Thank you to all the amazing expert guests who came on the show this year to share their knowledge on health, training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset!

In Episode 51, Dr. Bubbs chats with Pilot Coffee Roasters' Brett Johnston to talk all things coffee: brewing methods, traditional Italian coffee culture single espresso vs. modern coffee cultures doubles, how geographic location and altitude impact the beans, the importance of processing methods in coffee flavours, new technology in decaf and cold brew, and so much more. If you love coffee, you’ll love this episode!

"Lay-Ups" In This Episode

Three main brewing methods: espresso-style, pour-over and cold brew.

Single espresso – traditional Italian coffee culture

Modern coffee culture – the double pour emphasizes more flavour before running into bitterness

Performance Tips From This Episode

The origin and the processing method are the most impactful on extracting coffee flavour.

Cascara – the dehydrated coffee fruit can be used to make a delicious tea.

“Expert” Coffee Talk

Espresso pour with equal shot of warm water.

About Brett Johnston of Pilot Coffee

Head of Innovation for Pilot Coffee Roasters, Toronto’s award-winning coffee company whose mission is to roast great coffee and work with great people and whose mantra is “the perfect roast is only possible if it begins with the perfect green bean”.

Performance Tips From This Episode

2) In women, body temperature can a measure used to track hormonal cycle, in conjuction with other biomarkers.

3) HRV data can help provide rolling averages to assess autonomic and parasympathetic activity/recovery in clients.

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Coffee Talk

Petteri’s occasional coffee and intermittent fasting

About Petteria Lahetela

Petteria Lahetela is the CEO and co-founder of OURA Health Ltd, developers of the Oura Ring, the worlds most advanced wearable for getting more restorative sleep, empowering you to see how your lifestyle impacts your body and mind.

In episode 49, Dr. Bubbs sits down with renowned nutrition expert Dr. Susan Kleiner to talk weight loss in women and female athletes. Dr. Kleiner dives into the best ways to assess and measure progress - fitting into an old pair of jeans versus a DEXA scan – depending on your goals, the dangers of prolonged or extreme caloric restriction on female hormones, the impact of hormone balance on energy expenditure in women, the key role of carbohydrates during exercise, gut bacteria and weight gain, HIIT training for women and so much more. Great tips and actionable advice from Dr. Kleiner.

Lay-Ups In This Episode

1) A good place to start is…."how do your pants fit?!"

2) Put your carbs to work for you – time them for meals before and after training

3) For athletic women, your body will fuel high-intensity training but at the expense of other body systems and health.

Performance Tips From This Episode

1) Women who maintain menses throughout training OUTPERFORM those who have lost their menstrual cycle.

2) In sport, research supports that certain body-fat ranges are important for performance in women (and men).

3) Protein requirements for athletic women, 20g 5-6x per day during heavy training or competition.

About Dr. Susan Kleiner

Co-founder and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Susan Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, Director of Science and Communication of Vitargo Global Sciences, faculty at University of Northern Iowa and currently serves as the High Performance Nutrition Consultant to Seattle Storm (WNBA) and the Seattle Reign FC (WNSL). She also consults with many other professional teams including Seattle Seahawks and Mariners, the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, Olympians and many more elite athletes. Dr. Kleiner has authored eight books, including the bestseller POWER EATING®, The Good Mood Diet, and The POWERFOOD Nutrition Plan. She is one of the foremost nutrition authorities in the world.

In episode 48, Dr. Bubbs dives into the topic concussions with expert Dr. Paul Hrkal ND, who discusses the pathophysiological root causes, if clinical recovery and cessation of symptoms means you’re ready to play, biomarkers for diagnosis, specific dietary interventions, as well as supplements to support brain health and concussion recovery and more. Lots of great insights and actionable tips here from Dr. Hrkal!

Lay-Ups In This Episode

A mild traumatic brain injury is classified as a concussion.

The root cause of concussions can be due to soft tissue injury, metabolic or blood flow restriction, persistent inflammation, bio-psychosocial factors, etc.

A ketogenic diet may be beneficial for recovery from concussion.

Performance Tips From This Episode

Supplements to consider for concussion support include fish oils, curcumin and creatine (and possibly exogenous ketones).

Caloric restriction can help calm low-grade inflammation and microglial hyper-activation.

Clinical recovery (no symptoms) does NOT mean full physiologic recovery.

About Dr. Paul Hrkal ND

A board-certifiedNaturopathic Doctor with a passion to apply innovative and evidence-based nutritional, biological and supplemental interventions to address underlying metabolic, endocrine and immunological dysfunctions, Dr. Paul Hrkal is a strong advocate of integrative medical education and lectures extensively on the topic of integrative and natural approaches to concussions and brain injuries. He is a member of the scientific advisory board of Complete Concussion Management, and an international leader in research based concussion management education and certification. He currently is the medical director for Advanced Orthomolecular Research, and maintains a clinical practice in Toronto. Find out more at www.integrativeconcussions.com

In episode 47, Dr. Bubbs sits down with one of the greatest female athletes in Canadian history, 2x Olympic gold medalist and World Rugby Hall of Famer Heather Moyse. In this episode Heather discusses achieving your true potential by owning your story, overcoming obstacles, shaking off disbelievers, and shifting your perspective so you can believe, plan and pursue your dreams. Heather says “it’s not about the guarantees, it’s about the possibilities!” and shares actionable tips in this episode to help you achieve your potential.

Lay-Ups From This Episode

1) Heather’s motto: "Believe. Plan. Pursue"

2) When pursuing any dream or goal, Heather says “it’s not about the guarantees. It’s about the possibilities!”

3) Own your story… you’re capable of much more than you give yourself credit for.

Performance Tips in This Episode

1) Excuses reveal priorities.

2) Potential is genetic, but speed and power are skills that must be developed from that potential—and that takes work.

3) “Come from away” – see things from different perspective to find the ideal solution.

Coffee Talk

Heather’s morning black tea

About Heather Moyse

A 3-time Olympian and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, Heather Moyse has been described as Canada’s best ever all-round female athlete, making Canadian history on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics winning Canada’s first-ever gold medal. Heather has also represented Canada in international competition in track cycling and on the National Senior Women’s Rugby team in 22 international rugby games and the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Heather was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame – the only Canadian female and only second Canadian to receive that honour, joining the likes of Johnny Wilkinson and Nelson Mandela

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs talks with ancestral nutrition expert Nora Gedgaudas about the essential role the consumption of dietary fats played in making us “human” and developing the incredible and amazing human brain. Nora discusses how our brains evolved much more rapidly than our closest primate cousins, what experts believe was the cause of this unprecedented growth and how it shaped our ancestors' food choices. She also highlights new research showing “size does matter” when it comes to our brains and how in the last 10,000 years they’re actually getting smaller, before providing some actionable tips to support healthy brain and cognitive function.

Lay-Ups In This Episode

1) Your brain is made up 85% fat.

2) The human brain was biggest 20,000 years.

3) Cornell University confirms “size matters” when it comes to optimal brain function.

Performance Tips From This Episode

1) Omega-3 flax oil converts very poorly – about 5-10% in men and 15-20% in women – to extra-long chain omega-3 fats DHA and EPA.

2) Our brains were biggest before our ancestors had the capacity to hunt for fish, highlighting the importance of pastured and grass-fed meats.

Coffee Talk

Nora’s morning black tea + intermittent fasting

About Nora Gedgaudas

Nora Gedgaudas is a board-certified nutritional consultant and clinical neurofeedback specialist with over 20 years of successful clinical experience. A recognized authority on ketogenic, ancestrally based nutrition, she is a popular speaker and educator and the author of the best-selling book, Primal Body, Primal Mind, as well as Rethinking Fatigue. Her newest book, Primal Fat Burner: Live Longer, Slow Aging, Super-Power Your Brain, and Save Your Life With A High Fat, Low-Carb Paleo Diet has been lauded by best-selling author and journalist, Nina Teicholz as “a unique and profound contribution to the field.” Her new weekly educational program, Primal Restoration™is a unique and invaluable source of information benefitting those interested in furthering their nutritional knowledge and optimizing their health.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs interviews epigenetics expert Dr. Ben Lynch, who dives into the emerging field of epigenetics, outlining how the environment impacts how your genes are expressed. Dr. Ben discusses the MTHFR gene, responsible for producing the rate-limiting enzyme in the folate pathway, and the implications on your health and performance. He shares insights on methylation and its role in optimal heath, as well as highlighting the dangers of excess folic acid, efficacy of different types of supplemental folate, and most importantly how to make sense of genetic tests.

Lay-Ups From This Episode

Leafy greens are an ideal source of dietary folate

Supplemental folic acid is not naturally occurring in food and first synthesized in the 1940s.

Performance Tips In This Episode

Optimize.me – “Plus One” helps to support creativity in the morning and productivity in the morning.

Coffee Talk

Ben wakes when fully rested + water and electrolyte

About Dr. Ben Lynch

Dr. Ben Lynch received his degree in Cell and Molecular Biology, from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the cause of disease directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of MTHFR, methylation defects and genetic control and is the author of the new book Dirty Genes. Dr. Lynch is also founded and directs www.seekinghealth.org, an educational institute providing specialized training for both health professionals and consumers. Follow Dr. Ben Lynch on Twitter.

In episode 44, Dr. Bubbs sits down with Josh Bonhotal, Director of Strength & Conditioning for the Purdue Boilermaker men's basketball team, Big 10 conference champions in 2017. In this episode, Josh talks about how he got started in Strength & Conditioning, lessons learned from working with Al Vermeil and the Chicago Bulls, how he prepares his guys in the off-season, the importance of solid nutrition & sleep fundamentals with young athletes, things to consider in-season to keep the team fresh and of course, perhaps the most important area, how to build buy-in and build relationships with players to really propel their success. Great, practical tips and insights here from Josh.

Lay-Ups In This Episode

What is an athlete’s “trainability” – how do they control movement and how is their posture.

Performance Hacks From This Episode

Match up qualities in the weight room with qualities trained on the track or playing field.

Player interactions, outside of the use of technology, are key in forming player bonds.

Prioritize how athlete moves, rather than how much they move, to be able to drive maximal long-term gains.

Coffee Talk

Josh’s early morning reading + coffee primer

About Josh Bonhotal

One of the most highly regarded strength coaches in America, Josh is in his seventh season as Director of Strength & Conditioning for the Purdue Boilermaker men's basketball team, Big 10 conference champions in 2017.

Josh played a critical role in the development of 2017 All-American Caleb Swanigan, helping him cut weight while developing improved quickness and explosiveness. Swanigan lost over 20 pounds from his arrival date to his selection in last year’s NBA Draft. Prior to his arrival at Purdue, Bonhotal spent nearly three years with the Chicago Bulls as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Bonhotal's philosophy centers on increasing general strength and stability, while also removing limitations, deficiencies and imbalances to support the development of strength, power and speed.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs sits down with expert Dr. Andy Galpin, Professor at the Center for Sport Performance at California State University-Fullerton to talk benefits and pitfalls of wearable technology, when technology can help clients and athletes and when it can hinder progess, key markers of longevity and healthy ageing that most doctors don’t know, why you can’t just outsource your training (or your health) and why it’s important to “feel small” every once in a while. Terrific insights from one of the best in the business.

"Lay-Ups" In This Episode

By 2020, the global market for fitness-focused apps and devices is expected to grow to over 30$ billion.

Wearables technology can be very supportive for behavior change in the short-term.

Coffee Talk

About Dr. Andy Galpin

Dr. Galpin is a Professor at the Center for Sport Performance at California State University, Fullerton and is the Director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Lab. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Exercise Physiology, Strength and Conditioning, Exercise Program Design, and Sports Nutrition, among others. His research utilizes the muscle biopsy procedure to analyze muscle at the single-cell level in response to high intensity/power/force exercise. Essentially, his research uses highly sophisticated measurements and laboratory techniques to answer practical questions like: How does muscle adapt at the cellular level to interval training vs. strength training? What cellular aspects of muscle allow some athletes, like elite CrossFitters or mixed martial artists to be simultaneously strong and highly conditioned? He has over 100 scientific articles and international presentations and has helped his numerous amateur and elite/Olympic-level NFL, weightlifting, MLB, NBA, and UFC athletes.

In episode 42, Dr. Bubbs interviews world-renowned scientist and researcher, Professor Tim Noakes about his remarkable career. Prof Noakes talks about his start in medicine and how his career path transitioned to sport and exercise science, as well as how the hydration recommendations have dramatically changed over the last 40 years and what the best advice really is. He discusses his proposed Central Governor Model in the late 1990s to explain the brain’s fundamental role in limiting athletic performance, as well as his journey from elite endurance athlete to type-2 diabetes diagnosis and how his health dramatically changed after adopting a low-carb diet. Terrific insights from Professor Noakes and a testament to his remarkable career.

Lay-Ups From This Episode

“Drink to thirst” is an effective strategy for the majority of the population to hydrate.

Your brain is the ultimate governor of “how hard” you can exercise.

For diabetes (type-2), the evidence is mounting in support of a low-carb diet to reverse the condition.

Performance Hacks In This Episode

The brain is the ultimate governor of athletic performance.

The research on hydration loss and decrements in performance is potentially over-stated.

Coffee Talk

About Professor Tim Noakes

Prof Noakes is an Emeritus Professor at University of Cape Town, following his retirement from the Research Unit of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. In 1995, he was a co-founder of the now prestigious Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA). In 2008, he received the Order of Mapungubwe, Silver, from the President of South Africa for his “excellent contribution in the field of sports and the science of physical exercise” and has published more than 750 scientific books and articles. Prof. Noakes has been cited more than 16,000 times in scientific literature, has won numerous awards, and authored many books, including the Lore of Running (4th Edition), considered to be the “Bible” for runners, Waterlogged: The serious problem of over-hydration in endurance sports (in 2012), The Real Meal Revolution (in 2013), Raising Superheroes (in 2015) and since 2011 his autobiography, Challenging Beliefs: Memoirs of a Career. He now devotes a majority of his time to promoting the low carbohydrate high fat diet, especially for those with insulin resistance, and on raising funds for research through The Noakes Foundation.

In episode 41, Dr. Bubbs sits down with Eric Barker, author of the Wall Street Journal Best-seller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong, to talk about what really produces success. Eric explores what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us and highlights what we can learn to be more like them. He also explores the pitfalls of high-performers and his formula for success and work life balance.

"Lay-Ups" In This Episode

1) Know yourself

2) Identify your strengths

3) Pick the right pond

"Performance Hacks" From This Episode

1) Your biggest weakness could be your greatest strength

2) Optimists tell themselves three things about bad events;

i. Its temporary

ii. It has a specific cause

iii. Its not their fault

3) The key to long-term success is building self-compassion.

Coffee Talk

Eric’s morning intentions + coffee

About Eric Barker

Eric Barker author of the Wall Street Journal Best-seller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong, he’s also the creator of the hugely popular blog by the same name, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA. Eric has fenced with Olympians, grappled with MMA Champions and trained in Krav Maga with members of the elite Israeli military. He has never killed anyone that didn’t have it coming and his mother considers him a great success.

In episode #40 Dr. Bubbs sits down with Derek Hansen, international sport performance consultant whose clientS include multiple Olympians, professional athletes and elite college athletes. Derek explores the evolutionary importance of sprinting, explains how sprinting offers a variety of training effects (not just linear), talks micro-dosing high intensity work in-season, how sprinting is key to protect against injuries, implications for hockey players training on dry land, how personal trainers can effectively add sprint to their clients' regimes and so much more. Phenomenal stuff here from one of the best in the world!

Lay-Ups

1) Sprinting is a basic and essential human function

2) Sprinting is one of the purest expressions of fight or flight response

Performance Hacks

3) Hockey players exhibit same faults on dry land as they do on the ice (and corrections on dry land transfer back to ice).

Coffee Talk

Derek's morning "stochastic resonance" (i.e. coffee!)

About Derek Hansen

Derek is an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. He has worked closely with some of the top performers in the world as a coach and a consultant – including Olympic medalists, world record holders, Canadian National team athletes, and professional athletes from numerous sports. He worked as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Simon Fraser University for 14 years, the first non-US member of the NCAA. He also serves as a performance consultant to numerous professional teams and NCAA Division 1 programs throughout North America, specializing in speed development, strategic performance planning, return-to-competition protocols and neuromuscular electrical stimulation programming. Derek is the founder and primary contributor to StrengthPowerSpeed.com, one of the premier sources of high-performance training information on the Internet.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs interviews nutrition expert and author of the Alzheimer’s Antidote, Amy Berger MS, who takes a deep dive into topics of brain health, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. Amy discusses how Alzheimer’s disease is an energy crisis in the brain, how the brain cells are effectively “starving” for fuel and the potential role low-carb and ketogenic diets may play in providing the brain with an alternate and effective fuel source. She also unpacks the physiology of beta-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and the critical role of cholesterol and key nutrients like choline and vitamin B12 in brain health. Lots of actionable and insightful tips here from Amy!

"Lay-Ups" In This Episode

1) In Alzheimer’s disease is an energy crisis in the brain

2) Brain cells, called neurons, are struggling to metabolize glucose effectively and “starving” for fuel.

3) Alzheimer’s disease has been dubbed “type-3 diabetes” in the medical literature.

"Performance Hacks" From This Episode

1) The predominant abnormality in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)is a reduction in the rate of glucose uptake by the brain (i.e. CMRglu) and AD patients have shown up to 45% reductions in CMRglu.

2) Beta-amyloid plaques are present in higher amounts in AD patients, formed for a protective reason, however when produced in excess (often due to chronically high insulin levels) contribute to cognitive decline.

3) The brain contains 25% of the body’s total cholesterol amount and higher cholesterol levels are associated with less likelihood of cognitive decline in old age.

Coffee Talk

Amy’s morning Coffee + cream + stevia

About Amy Berger

Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She is a US Air Force veteran who now specializes in using low-carbohydrate nutrition to help people reclaim their vitality through eating delicious, wholesome foods, and teaching them that achieving vibrant health doesn’t require starvation, deprivation, or living at the gym. Her motto is, “Real people need real food!” You can read her blog at http://www.tuitnutrition.com/, where she writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, metabolism, weight loss, thyroid function, and more. Follow Amy on Twitter too @tuitnutrition.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs sits down with Dr. Tamsin Lewis MD, functional medicine expert and elite endurance athlete, to talk all things endurance training: how she become UK Ironman champion, nutrition and training lessons she learned along the way, the importance of personalized training volumes to maximize results, considerations for female athletes, key biomarkers for assessing recovery and health, and so much more! Dr. Tamsin provides a ton of great tips and actionable insights to help you raise your game.

"Lay-Ups" In This Episode

Gut distress is common in endurance athletes; “periodizing” carb intake can help to mitigate digestive issues.

Coffee Talk

About Dr. Tamsin Lewis

Tamsin qualified with honours in Medicine & Surgery at Kings College London in 2004 and was awarded MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2009. After years of training in the conventional medical paradigm Tam-sin became disillusioned with the ‘band-aid approach and pharmaceutical dogma which pervaded daily practice in primary and secondary care. During this time she began competing in triathlons, and found her performance improved in direct correlation with the degree to which she optimised key bio-markers through lifestyle, nutrition, supplement and training adjustments. Tamsin spent 4 years as an elite And In 2014 she won Ironman UK as a professional at her first attempt at this distance - having never run a marathon prior - and ‘raison d’être’ is to empower people to redefine the way they think about health.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs interviews the Director of the Public Health Collaborationa charity dedicated to informing and implementing healthy decisions for better public health. Sam has brought together a group of leading doctors and nutritionists in the United Kingdom to tackle obesity and type-2 diabetes, which costs 16 billion UK pounds to treat every year.

Lay-Ups

1) Pre-diabetes impacts 50% of the population in America and 40% of the population in the United Kingdom.

3) The common breakfast cereals contain roughly 8 teaspoons of sugar per serving.

Performance Hacks

1) If weight loss and better health is your goal, and you regularly snack throughout the day…. STOP! (It’s an easy win!)

2) Low-carb, high-fat diets have NEVER been outperformed by the standard diet recommended by the Diabetes Associations (i.e. low-fat).

3) Surgeries from complications of diabetes – blindness and foot amputations – are tragic and incredibly costly to the healthcare system.

Coffee Talk

Sam has his morning coffee with full-fat milk (but no breakfast).

About Sam Feltham

Director of the Public Health Collaboration (PHC), a charity dedicated to informing and implementing healthy decisions for better public health. Prior to this, Sam studied at the European Institute of Fitness to qualify as a Master Personal Trainer. From there he became a personal trainer in London, England and launched a national fitness boot camp business called Smash The Fat Fitness & Fat Loss Boot Camps. Sam’s major definite purpose in life is to help as many people as possible obtain and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs sits down with sleep and behaviour expert Dan Pardi MS and CEO of HumanOS.me to talk about the latest insights on sleep and circadian biology, the internal cellular “clocks” in your body which control sleep, recovery and overall performance. Dan dives into the latest research on sleep duration and common roadblocks to high-quality sleep, he discusses how “food timing” dramatically impacts your circadian rhythms and weight gain, highlights how melatonin is a “timing” hormone (and not a sleep hormone) and shares his favourite tips for overcoming jet lag and circadian disruption. Dan shares a ton of simple, actionable tips to upgrade your mental and physical performance.

Lay-Ups – Sleep & Circadian Biology

1) National Sleep foundation suggests you get 7-9 hours of sleep per night

2) Exposure to morning light, activity and caffeine are all effective at setting your daily circadian rhythm or “body clock”

Performance Hacks – Sleep & Circadian Biology

2) Melatonin - 0.3-0.5mg dose when sun goes down when trying to reset circadian rhythm and support deep sleep

3) Lumos Tech eye mask – helps to accelerate how quickly you can shift circadian rhythm when travelling across time zones

About Dan Pardi

Dan's life's work centers on how to help people live healthfully. He is the CEO of humanOS.me which leverages a novel behavior model to promote health fluency, skill development, and lifestyle insights to help people master their health practice. He does research with the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Stanford, and the Departments of Neurology and Endocrinology at Leiden University in the Netherlands where he investigates how lifestyle factors, like sleep, influence decision making, cognitive performance, and metabolism. Dan also works with Naval Special Warfare to help the most elite fighters in the world maintain alertness and capable mental performance under challenging circumstances. He currently serves as Board Member for StandUpKids.org, as a Council Director for the True Health Initiative, and Advisor to several health-oriented companies (Ample Meals, Fitstar, Splendid Spoon, Validic), an Editor for the Journal of Evolution and Health, and formerly, as Board Chairman for the Investigator Initiated Sponsored Research Association.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs sits down with expert coach Jaret Grossman to talk about his journey from a 90 pound 8th grader to 3x All-American wrestler at Bryant University. Jaret shares his top-10 nutrition and training tips for adding 10-20 pounds of muscle to your body; targets for total daily protein intake, meal frequency for hypertrophy, preferred types of carbohydrates, nutrient-timing, training frequency for beginners and more advanced lifters and a ton more. Jaret also shares some key insights on how to become a successful entrepreneur, the importance of systems and goal-setting, and how to build your brand.

About Jaret Grossman

Jaret’s world class advice is drawn from his early childhood woes and muscular transformation. As an 8th grader, Jaret was only 90 pounds, won only one wrestling match, and was constantly picked on and bullied. He quickly progressed to become one of New York’s best wrestlers and eventually became a 3x All-American at Bryant University. After he pursued a career in law and investment banking, Jaret realized his passion lied elsewhere. After amassing over 30 million views on YouTube by producing a video every day for a year, Jaret Grossman quickly became one of the world’s most sought after coaches and business consultants. He started up the health and fitness brand Muscle Prodigywith over 1 million social media followers, and topping the chart on iTunes.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs interviews one of the world's top experts and pioneers in sports nutrition and supplementation Dr. Jose Antonio PhD, CEO and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Antonio discusses the benefits of creatine for power-based sports and implications for teenagers and brain health, what exercise durations could benefit from beta-alanine and beetroot juice, who can benefit from HMB supplementation, caffeine and performance and so much more. Dr. Antonio provides some great insights, as well as shares his morning routine and tips for success in your career.

Performance Hacks - Supplements

1) Creatine - May support brain health and fight off concussion-induced brain trauma

2) HMB - Beneficial in older men (and elderly) who are resistance training

3) Carbs - during intense, elite exericse (if you want to win!)

Coffee Talk

Joe's Morning Writing Ritual - Starbucks Coffee + Milk + Sugar

About Dr. Jose Antonio PhD

Dr. Jose Antonio, Ph.D. is the CEO and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. He is a Fellow of the ISSN, American College of Sports Medicine and National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was the 2005 recipient of the NSCA Research Achievement Award and the 2009 NSCA Educator of the Year.He gives an occasional talk, writes a bit, and can read your mind (but only after consuming copious quantities of coffee). Dr. Antonio is an Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Nova Southeastern University in beautiful South Florida and an avid paddler.

In this episode, Dr. Bubbs interviews nutrition and physiology expert Ryan Lowery about his upcoming book with Dr. Jacob Wilson PhD “The Ketogenic Bible – The Authoritative Guide to Ketosis”. In this interview, Ryan discusses the basics of a keto diet, potential pitfalls including the keto flu and possible mineral deficiencies, the application of keto for hypertrophy and how it impacts athletic performance, as well as keto diets for weight loss and novel applications for brain health. Ryan and Dr. Wilson are leading authorities on ketogenic diets and Ryan provides a wealth of simple, actionable tips in this episode.

"Lay Ups" - Keto Diet Fundamental

1) A ketogenic diet is a very-low carbohydrate (i.e. 50g or less), moderate protein and high fat diet.

3) It typically takes a few weeks to become “adapted” to a keto diet and you may experience adverse symptoms like fatigue, irritability, etc. The severity and duration of symptoms varies from person to person.

3) Keto diets should potential to support brain rehabilitation post-concussion.

Coffee Talk

- Coffee and Intermittent Fasting to start the day

About Ryan Lowery

Ryan P. Lowery a 2014 national champion baseball player, earned his BS and MS in exercise physiology and exercise and nutrition science from the University of Tampa. Ryan is currently the President of the Applied Science and Performance Institute and is finishing his PhD in Health and Human Performance.

Over his career, Ryan has published over 100 papers, abstracts, and book chapters on human performance and sports nutrition and is rapidly becoming one of the premier sport scientists in the nation. Ryan has received awards for the Exercise Science Scholar of the Year, NSCA’s Outstanding Presentation of the year, and most recently the National Exercise Science Major of the Year. Ryan recently launched his new book The Ketogenic Bible along with his business partner Dr. Jacob Wilson.

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“Researchers quantified the impact of suboptimal diets (ie, low intake of fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, and nuts, coupled with high consumption of sugar, sodium, and trans fats) on mortality and morbidity...”🧐
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How much soda pop do you drink?🥤 A new study recently found the following... “The striking observation in our study was that both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened soft drink consumption were positively related to risk of all-cause death," said senior author Neil Murphy, PhD, researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France.
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“Compared with those who consumed fewer than one glass per month, those who drank two or more glasses per day of artificially sweetened soft drinks had a 26% higher risk for all-cause mortality (P < .001)”
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If you’re a two-a-day soda drinker, it’s time for a change.
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